Eliot Graff, Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:23:26 +0000:
> Any other conversation or objections about the title? Otherwise I am
> going to make the change to the eloquent and persuasively-argued:
>
> Polyglot Markup: HTML-compatible XHTML Documents
I would like you to consider 'HTML polyglots' instead of 'Polyglot
Markup':
HTML polyglots: HTML-compatible XHTML Documents
Why? Because, TBL, when he started this thread, emphasized that the
spec "is the definition of *the polyglot set of documents*" (my
emphasis). [1]
And while 'HTML-compatible XHTML Documents' is an excellent
explanation, it would also be good to be able to refer to a specific
document as a 'HTML polyglot' or just 'polyglot' (when the context
allows), as this is shorter and better serve as a identifying name.
Note that 'polyglot' is used as a noun. 'Polyglot' as a noun is simply
a specialized synonym for 'Document'. The source code documents of
polyglot computer programs are typically referred to as 'polyglot(s)'.
Thus we get two synonymous expressions in the title: "HTML polyglots"
means exactly the same as "HTML-compatible XHTML Documnets".
In contrast, 'Polyglot Markup' isn't a phrase that specifically relates
to HTML Markup. And it also isn't a phrase that means 'Document'.
Other advantages: the title then begins with the word 'HTML'. This can
be useful e.g. when looking at this page:
http://www.w3.org/TR/Overview.html
Other issues: That 'HTML' appears twice in row, isn't ideal. But not a
big problem. (By the way: the occurrences of 'HTML' have slightly
different meaning: In 'HTML polyglots" it refers to the vocabulary
known as 'HTML'. In 'HTML-compatible', we use it in the 'text/html'
sense.)
[1] http://www.w3.org/mid/7850A528-CBAC-48DF-865B-463E40442824@w3.org
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leif halvard silli